Who we are
Adamson Works is a small creative strategy studio.
Ed focusses on delivering projects.
Ann-Marie focusses on the smooth running of the business.
With 22 years working in amazing agencies, we’re both very lucky to have built our experience collaborating with a wide variety of companies, including these:
TEAM APPROACH
External EXPERTS
We deliver phases of a project, collaborating closely with you and your partners
Networked team
Using our extensive network, we scale up and down the expertise the project needs, but only when you need it
Internal capability
We up-skill or complement your internal team as experienced practitioners of strategy, innovation & design
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We’re a small team with a huge amount of experience in both strategy and innovation combined with delivering products to market as designers and design managers.
Our hybrid backgrounds mean our brains are wired to combine creativity and rigour… we’ve walked the walk! We know it works.
Creativity is not just for execution. It’s how we approach a challenge, set up a workshop, analyse a supply chain, see opportunities on a journey, create a framework or structure a narrative. It’s embedded in everything we do, from start to finish.
Rigour is not just a check point. It’s used to make smart decisions from day 1. It’s how we know ideas are great. It’s how to reduce risk.
Looking back, progress was the underlying objective of every brief. It always will be, to move from one state to another. Progress is essential for growth and relevance but also for sustainable development and is constantly redefined. We’re focussed on progressing teams from where they are to where they need to be.
To progress in a creative yet rigorous way.
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Ed’s hybrid background combines hands-on design with strategy and innovation consultancy for leading corporations and fresh start-ups.
Over the last 22 years, he has developed a very versatile skill set that enables him to move teams from insight complexity, to opportunity spaces, to physical & digital experiences and product launches.
Ed has experience of applying his skills across many channels, touchpoints and sectors; from HealthTech, FinTech, Automotive & Mobility to a wealth of experience in Fast-Moving Consumer Goods. It’s that variety that not only fuels him but also his ability to join the dots.
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Ann-Marie’s hybrid background combines account management with design strategy and creative agency operations. Ann-Marie has the unique ability to cut through noise, to pragmatically balance the needs of a team with project demands whilst pressure testing their output. Projects run smoothly, thinking is rigorous and creative is always focussed on the strategic objective.
Her experience includes global, complex corporate identity, brand innovation and design management for clients such as P&G, Boehringer Ingelheim, Nokia and Bacardi.
Ann-Marie and Ed met as colleagues 20 years ago, working in similar roles at a small agency together. They’ve missed it. Now, having taken a career break to focus on their two children, Ann-Marie is back working alongside Ed… although those close to them know she never really stopped enhancing Ed's work during that time!
how we think…
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How CPG brands can move to the relentless beat of digital disruption
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Why design thinking fundamentals are crucial for Fintech in these times of change
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How can consumer health & wellness brands sync with an empowered digital audience
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5 action gaps to sustainable progress
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Experience 4.0 checklist: Thoughts on creating experiences that unlock value in an era of rapid change
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Avoiding Trust Gaps in FinTech @ FinTech Talents Conference
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Resolving Trust Tensions in FinTech @ FinTech Talents Conference
